Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress Call the Top 20 Recipients of NRA Cash in Congress
They might be able to prevent the next Orlando—if they get out of the way of gun-control legislation.
Jun 15, 2016 / Alex Lubben and Jessica Corbett
We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control We Need a Radical Movement for Gun Control
When the normal political system fails, it’s time to act up!
Jun 15, 2016 / The Editors
A Mother of an Orlando Victim Asks Just 1 Thing A Mother of an Orlando Victim Asks Just 1 Thing
The majority of Americans, including gun owners, support banning assault weapons—why don’t the politicians?
Jun 15, 2016 / Brave New Films
VIDEO: Abortion Providers Know Who Suffers Most When Their Clinics Are Forced to Close VIDEO: Abortion Providers Know Who Suffers Most When Their Clinics Are Forced to Close
Laws across the country are increasingly restricting access to abortion. Now the Supreme Court will decide whether those laws are constitutional.
Jun 15, 2016 / The Nation
Millennials Have Lived Through a Doubling of School Segregation Millennials Have Lived Through a Doubling of School Segregation
The old methods of encouraging integration in our public education are failing.
Jun 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Islamic Terrorism Is Right-Wing Terrorism Islamic Terrorism Is Right-Wing Terrorism
We’ve never come under attack by liberal Muslims, but conservative Christians have drawn plenty of blood.
Jun 15, 2016 / Joshua Holland
Federal Officials Ignored Years of Internal Warnings About Deaths at Private Prisons Federal Officials Ignored Years of Internal Warnings About Deaths at Private Prisons
Following a Nation investigation into lax medical care, the Justice Department is finally moving to end its reliance on for-profit prison operators.
Jun 15, 2016 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler
Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando Gay Pride, Ramadan, and Solidarity After Orlando
Those of us who join both celebrations know the promise—and the challenge—of a shared struggle.
Jun 14, 2016 / Muneer I. Ahmad
House Democrats Are So Fed Up With the GOP’s Failure to Act on Guns That They Walked Out on the Speaker House Democrats Are So Fed Up With the GOP’s Failure to Act on Guns That They Walked Out on the Speaker
Walkouts, chants, and demands for action on gun violence rock the first House session after an attack on an LGBTQ club.
Jun 14, 2016 / John Nichols
The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate The Orlando Massacre’s Moral Imperative: Don’t Propagate Hate
We need more wisdom and less posturing about the underlying factors—hate, guns and terrorism—rooted in this horror.
Jun 14, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel